Temperature profiles from MBT casts from the MELLON from Ocean Weather Station V (OWS-V) in the North Pacific Ocean from 28 July 1968 to 23 August 1968 (NODC Accession 6800548)

Bathythermograph data were collected from the MELLON within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station V (3400N 16400E) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 28 July 1968 to 23 August 1968. The platform was equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html. The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using the mechanical bathythermograph (MBT) instrument. The maximum depth of MBT observations is approximately 285 m. Therefore, MBT data are useful only in studying the thermal structure of the upper layers of the ocean. Cruise information, date, position, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Temperature data in this file are recorded at uniform 5 m depth intervals.本数据集的海水温深仪（Bathythermograph）数据采集自平台MELLON，覆盖范围涵盖海洋气象站V（34°00′N，164°00′E）周边1英里范围内及航行途中。数据由美国海岸警卫队于1968年7月28日至1968年8月23日期间采集。该平台配备观测设备并配有专业人员，用于开展气象与海洋状况观测。数据已由美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）按照其制定的标准通用温深仪输出（Universal Bathythermograph Output, UBT）格式完成处理。完整格式说明可通过NODC官方网站https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html获取。 通用温深仪输出（UBT）文件格式用于存储通过机械温深仪（Mechanical Bathythermograph, MBT）获取的温度-深度剖面数据。机械温深仪观测的最大深度约为285米，因此其数据仅可用于研究海洋上层的热结构。每份观测记录均包含航行信息、日期、位置与时间。数据记录由温度-深度值对组成，该文件中的温度数据以5米的均匀深度间隔进行记录。